TOYEN. IVSIC (Radovan). The Well in the Tower. Paris, Editio - Lot 306

TOYEN. IVSIC (Radovan). The Well in the Tower. Paris, Editions Surréalistes, 1967. In-4, leaves, burgundy cloth slipcase with window revealing an hourglass-woman with 5 moving balls. First edition of this work illustrated with a suite of 12 original drypoints by Toyen, entitled "Débris de rêves". Edition strictly limited to 89 copies on Auvergne paper from the Richard-de-Bas mill, all signed by the author and presented in the slipcase designed by Toyen. One of 20 copies marked A to T reserved for the author and artist, this one is the "B", nominative for Élisa Breton. A charming copy from the artist and writer Élisa Breton (1906-2000), who was André Breton's wife from 1945. She took part in many of the Surrealists' collective activities (exhibitions, magazines).